Utility of QuantiFERON tuberculosis gold-in-tube test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection among close household contacts of confirmed tuberculosis patients in Accra, Ghana

Utility of QuantiFERON tuberculosis gold-in-tube test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection among close household contacts of confirmed tuberculosis patients in Accra, Ghana

Objective/Background: Introduction of the interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays with their higher sensitivity and specificity over the traditional tuberculin skin test has improved testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). None of the IFN-γ release assays has ever been used to screen for...

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Main Authors: Gloria Ivy Mensah, Sandra Akoley Sowah, Nana Yaw Asare Yeboah, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Dolly Jackson-Sillah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Ghana
household contact
interferon gamma release assay
latent tuberculosis infection
QuantiFERON TB Gold-in-Tube test
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=27;epage=33;aulast=Mensah

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